Hallaur

Article summary

Hallaur or Hallor village is located in Domariyaganj Tehsil of Siddharthnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Domariyaganj is the nearest town to Hallaur village. The name was derived from Chapter Hal-ata (Al-Insan) of the Quran by Meer Syed Shah Abdur Rasool (Meera Baba). It has a maternity home run by the state government. Bhatangwan village was merged into Hallaur and became a de facto part of Hallaur. It is 44 kilometres southwest of Siddharthnagar district and 49 kilometres north of Basti district headquarters, neighbouring Domariaganj its headquarters.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 25000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. population: 20,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376300566